Ashland County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Filing Rules

A petitioner born outside Wisconsin must ask the clerk for an additional certified copy to send to the state of birth.

Facsimile filings are considered filed when received by the Clerk, except filings completed after regular business hours are considered filed the next business day.

No filing fee is required.

A copy of the name-change hearing notice must be published in the official county newspaper for three weeks.

Facsimile documents must be faxed to the dedicated machine at the Clerk of Court’s office at 715/682-7919.

Continuance requests require good cause and court approval; stipulated requests require verified party consent, non-stipulated requests require a written motion and hearing, and requests must be made within 20 days of notice unless the court shortens that period because proceeding time limits do not permit it.

Facsimile documents may be accepted for filing only subject to the stated conditions.

The listed records and files are presumed confidential and may not be accessed without a court order.

The opposing party should serve and file a written response at least five (5) days before the hearing.

A facsimile document may not exceed 15 pages, excluding its cover sheet.